METRORail collides with vehicle near Medical Center, 2 injured

HOUSTON - Two people were taken to the hospital after a train crash near the Medical Center on Wednesday.

According to a METRO official, a vehicle was driving northbound on a southbound road along Fannin at Wichita Street around 10 a.m.

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The vehicle turned in front of the rail, causing a crash. The train appeared to have derailed and came off the tracks.

Officials say the driver of the vehicle and one person on the train were hospitalized with minor non-life-threatening injuries.